Shawn Breathes Books | Friday Reads: An imperfect reading, a weird point-of-view, and an audiobook pet peeve @shawnbreathesbooks | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Friday Reads: An imperfect reading, a weird point-of-view, and an audiobook pet peeve


*The week in review on my channel:*

Book Haul:
youtu.be/5G7l-PeeOfA

Shawn Breathes Books presents a surprise alfresco veelog for #ShortySeptember
youtu.be/HdLOl_6oOJU



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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):

00:00 Introduction

02:24 Mystery guest

27:35 Weekly highlights

29:00 Rumi and the Red Handbag by Shawna Lemay

30:20 Suzanne and Gertrude by Jeb Loy Nichols

31:42 Khwabnama by Akhteruzzaman Elias

34:15 On imperfect readings

35:07 And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod

42:97 Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod

45:26 Held by Anne Michaels

46:07 Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard




Books mentioned:

Man Descending by Guy Vanderhaeghe
goodreads.com/book/show/25112475-man-descending

Homesick by Guy Vanderhaeghe
goodreads.com/book/show/1194962.Homesick

All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir by Elizabeth Hay
goodreads.com/book/show/37811576-all-things-consoled?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=kCveddFcvC&rank=1

The Diamond House by Dianne Warren
goodreads.com/book/show/52216057-the-diamond-house?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_18

Rumi and the Red Handbag by Shawna Lemay
goodreads.com/book/show/26063446-rumi-and-the-red-handbag?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GA7I4TxSLw&rank=1

Suzanne and Gertrude by Jeb Loy Nichols
goodreads.com/book/show/44550601-suzanne-and-gertrude

Khwabnama by Akhteruzzaman Elias
Arunava Sinha (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/58367739-khwabnama?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=kStzzZjYYf&rank=1
I read the opening of the novel starting at 14:53 here: youtu.be/Z51LwX1Bz8w?feature=shared
My mystery guest chat with the translator, Arunava, starts at 4:21 here: youtu.be/7YtuMpg5BE4?si=wsYr42jBONxbJB7e

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod
Ben Faccini (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/156745282-and-the-stones-cry-out?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_14

Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod
goodreads.com/book/show/57693577-animal-person?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13

Held by Anne Michaels
goodreads.com/book/show/200241802-held?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard
goodreads.com/book/show/1695841.Victoria_s_Daughters?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_42




Mystery guest: Karin Melberg Schwier
Karin’s website: karinschwier.wordpress.com


Small Reckonings by Karin Melberg Schwier
goodreads.com/book/show/53258112-small-reckonings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9MrQIkTYs3&rank=4

Available from online book retailers worldwide or directly (paper copy or e-book) from the publisher, Shadowpaw Press, which ships worldwide: shadowpawpress.com/product/small-reckonings

Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters With Intellectual Disabilities by Karin Melberg Schwier & David Hingsburger
goodreads.com/book/show/1507407.Sexuality

Flourish: People with Disabilties Living Life with Passion by Karin Melberg Schwier
goodreads.com/book/show/54815591-flourish




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